Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
There are many claimants to the crown of Melbourne's oldest building, but only one of them can be right! Join me in today's video as we try to answer this question - what is the oldest building in Melbourne?
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My website: philipmallis.com
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SOURCES AND CREDITS
Map source: © Openstreetmap contributors, 2023
Nuttal, Charles, 'Portrait of Australian explorer John Batman, charcoal and pencil on white paper'. c. 1912. State Library of Victoria. Wikimedia Commons. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Batman_portrait.jpg
'View from Batman's Hill, Melbourne'. 1847-1860. State Library of Victoria. http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/104511
Day & Son, 'Corrugated iron warehouse 150 ft x 40ft - constructed by Porter Brothers & Stuart, Birmingham'. c.1853. http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/385337
Dunleavy, D D, 'Melbourne’s oldest building is set to sell for the first time in more than 100 years'. 12 April 2021. 3AW Melbourne. web.archive.org/web/20220401075927/https://www.3aw.com.au/melbournes-oldest-building-is-set-to-sell-for-the-first-time-in-more-than-100-years
Nettleton, C, 'St James' Cathedral and Emerald Hill'. ca.1870-ca.1880. http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/342283
Bencic, Emily, 'How Mitre 10 optimised its omnichannel customer experience '. Retailbiz. 24 March 2021. https://www.retailbiz.com.au/topics/omnichannel/how-mitre-10-optimised-its-omnichannel-customer-experience/
'Company History'. Mitre 10. https://www.mitre10.com.au/company/company-history
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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this video was filmed, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people. I pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging and their extensive historical connection to land, water and country.
There are many claimants to the crown of Melbourne's oldest building, but only one of them can be right! Join me in today's video as we try to answer this question - what is the oldest building in Melbourne?
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My website: philipmallis.com
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SOURCES AND CREDITS
Map source: © Openstreetmap contributors, 2023
Nuttal, Charles, 'Portrait of Australian explorer John Batman, charcoal and pencil on white paper'. c. 1912. State Library of Victoria. Wikimedia Commons. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Batman_portrait.jpg
'View from Batman's Hill, Melbourne'. 1847-1860. State Library of Victoria. http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/104511
Day & Son, 'Corrugated iron warehouse 150 ft x 40ft - constructed by Porter Brothers & Stuart, Birmingham'. c.1853. http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/385337
Dunleavy, D D, 'Melbourne’s oldest building is set to sell for the first time in more than 100 years'. 12 April 2021. 3AW Melbourne. web.archive.org/web/20220401075927/https://www.3aw.com.au/melbournes-oldest-building-is-set-to-sell-for-the-first-time-in-more-than-100-years
Nettleton, C, 'St James' Cathedral and Emerald Hill'. ca.1870-ca.1880. http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/342283
Bencic, Emily, 'How Mitre 10 optimised its omnichannel customer experience '. Retailbiz. 24 March 2021. https://www.retailbiz.com.au/topics/omnichannel/how-mitre-10-optimised-its-omnichannel-customer-experience/
'Company History'. Mitre 10. https://www.mitre10.com.au/company/company-history
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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this video was filmed, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people. I pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging and their extensive historical connection to land, water and country.
